Zermelo set theory

Etymology
After German mathematician, who introduced the theory in a paper in 1908.

Noun

 * 1)  An early and influential axiomatisation of set theory.
 * 2) * 1998,, 8: Beyond Definitionism—But Not Too Far Beyond, (editor), 2003, Paperback, The Philosophy of Mathematics Today,  (Clarendon Press), page 215,
 * The system can be claimed to transcend certain critical limitations of predicative analysis and certain awkwardness of known nominalistic approaches to mathematics at once, and would seem to provide a well-motivated alternative to Zermelo set theory as a framework for scientifically applicable mathematics.

Translations

 * Italian: teoria degli insiemi di Zermelo